Balbharati solutions for My English Coursebook 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 2.3 - The Twins [Latest edition]

Two babies born at the same time are called twins. Guess and share who are:

1. triplets
2. quadraplets
3. quintiplets

Imagine you had an identical twin (brother or sister). Imagine and share with your classmates what pranks you two would play on your friends, elders in the family, and even in school.

Insert the proper words from the bracket to form collocations.

(a) afford (b) time (c) defeat (d) clothes (e) owners (f) necessary (g) role (h) interview (i) morning (j) cold.

1. absolutely ____________
2. cannot __________________
3. formal __________________
4. job __________________
5. pass __________________
6.  accept __________________
7. early __________________
8. catch a __________________
9. leading __________________
10. joint __________________

Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

She wept____________of tears.

Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

The hungry man ate a ____________ of food.

Complete the following examples of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

He runs faster than a ____________.

Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

Brrrr..! I am freezing to ____________.

Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.

I shall come over in just a ____________

Rewrite putting the mistakes in the speaker’s life, in their proper order.

1.  The speaker got beaten-up, often, at school.
2. The speaker’s bride became his brother’s wife.
3. The speaker desparately asked for guidance. 
4. No one in the family could distinguish between the twin- babies.
5. At the naming ceremony, wrong names were given to the two twin brothers.
6. Even in death, the twins were not spared during burial.

Pick out four situations in the lives of the twins, which are too absurd and senseless to believe.

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________

Complete the web diagram.

Write any two lines from the poem, that you find most humorous.

1. __________________
2. __________________

Pick out lines that contain:

Alliteration

Pick out lines that contain:

Pun

Pick out lines that contain:

Hyperbole

Pick out from the poem sets of words that generally go together.

Example: kith and kin

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________

Write in your notebook, the summary of this poem in about 15 to 20 lines in your own words. You can suggest another humourous title.

Write an Appreciation of the poem with reference to all the points mentioned below.

1. Title
2. Poet
3. Rhyme Scheme
4. Favorite Lines
5. Theme/Central Idea
6. Figures of Speech
7. Special features
8. Why I like/dislike the poem